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Addiction Medicine
Studies in the area of addiction medicine reported from S.M. Rosen and co-researchers
December 20th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "California is the largest alcohol market in the United States. In 2005 alone, Californians consumed almost 14 billion alcoholic drinks, which contributed to many severe and potentially fatal alcohol-related illnesses and conditions." "Alcohol use also causes violent and nonviolent crimes, as well as injuries and traffic collisions. While several studies have estimated the magnitude and cost of these problems nationally and others have analyzed underage drinking costs, no overall cost estimate at the state level currently exists for California. We present the first comprehensive estimate of the cost of alcohol...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-12-20)
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